HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4269 FILED ON: 2/9/2012
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3989
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Martin J. Walsh
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act Providing Certain Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Police Officer of the City of Boston. .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4269 FILED ON: 2/9/2012
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3989
By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Martin J. Walsh and others relative to the payment of accidental death benefit from the State-Boston retirement board to Maureen Shaw. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act Providing Certain Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Police Officer of the City of Boston. .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, there shall be paid an accidental death benefit from the State-Boston retirement board to Maureen Shaw, the widow of Kenneth James Shaw, a former police officer of the city of Boston who contracted Hepatitis C in the official performance of his duties.
SECTION 2. Such an accidental death benefit allowance shall consist of a yearly amount of pension equal to seventy-two percent of the annual rate of regular compensation of said Kenneth James Shaw for the twelve-month period for which he last received compensation from the police department of said city. Any annual cost-of-living increases, as determined by the general court, shall before payments are made, be approved by the State-Boston retirement board.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
